Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-13

and e. X. Cochran Of New CASTLE county, |
expressed the sentiment of many when he |
remarked that II was nonsense for Penin- |
sula growers to trifie with apple trees
that would yield them few tasteless win
ter apples, when they could get barrel
or two of good, solid, sure keeping north
ern apples for the price of few baskets
of peaches, which they knew they could
grow.
Election of officers for the ensuing year
was next in order and resulted as follows:
President--J. W. Kerr of Denton, Md.
vice-president-Dr. Henry Ridgely Of
Dover.
Secretary - Professor Wesley Webb Of
Dover.
Treasurer--A. L. Hudson of Smyrna.
County Vioe-presidents Delaware: e.
r. Cochran, New Castle; W. II. Burnite,
Kent; 8. II. Messick, Sussex. Maryland;
@. e. Yarnel, Caroline; George Biddle,
Cecil; Samuel 4. Earle, Queen Anne's;
Governor q 4. jackson, Wioomieo; j.
s. B. woolford, Dorchester; Samuel
Griffin, Accomack; DIR. Brackenbro,
Northampton William M. Peters, Wor-
cester Hon. e. e. Waters, Somerset.
Executive Committee. w. Kerr,
William p. Oorsa and q. N. Brown.
J. 8. Harris offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolued, That we endorse and approve
the work Of the Delaware State Grange In
the matter Of securing hearing before the
Interstate Commerce Commission OF the
complaints and grievances of the farmers
and fruit growers and business men OF this
Peninsula against the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, for their unjust and un-
reasonable freight charges and discrimina-
| tion In freight rates and train service
against this Peninsula and points south,
and for their general disregard Of the pro-
visions of the Interstate Commerce law.
Mr.. A. N. Brown offered the following;
Resolued, That committee be appointed
to frame a law compelling every peach
| grower, under penalty, to destroy every
| peach tree affected with the disease known
as the peach yellows, Immediately upon Its
| discovery; and present 1t to the LEGISLATURES
| Of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia and
endeavor to secure Its passage.
J. G.. Brown, the father of the author
OF the resolution, was the first to oppose
ii, which he did vigorously. First, be-
cause he did not believe in the stamping
ont process second, because he did not
believe that one man in 10, even among
growers, could tell the difference in the
earlier symptoms between yellows and
worms. Tho former he had reason to
believe could be cured il taken in its
earlier stages, and the latter he knew
o-Eld. He related the case Of Dr. Ash
O. o.ft, whose orchard is but 8. ort dis
tance from his own. The doctor had
been following the plan of tearing up bis
trees as soon as he discovered VIII It he be-
lieyed to be the symptoms of the yell0wf
and he had destroyed over 800 trees IN
the last few years. Mr.. Brown himself
on the other hand, had doctored bis siof
trees and in nearly every case cured them
D Again, the passage of this resolution
: would have the effect of deterring buyer
from coming into the Peninsula to bu,
fruit farms. The impression would g.
out that the peach orchards of the PENN
sula were in a bad fix, when the owner
, were forced to call on three Legislature
TO paes law compelling them to destro.
their trees.
, Mr.. Harris heartily endorsed the reso
! luton, and would go further. He woul'
Q be in favor of furnishing any man win
2 | would market a basket Of fruit from
" diseased tree. II was not only injuriou
n to the health of the consumer, but it huI
o the reputation of the growers of fin
l. fruit. II grower was willing to risk b
own reputation and his own orchard, hi
" neighbors should be protected.
3 e. r Cochran opposed the resolution
L Who was to be the Judge and condem
b the trees II the owner himself was
x doubt, in what way could the law be il
d ts!ligsntly enforeedp He thought
ID would be better to wait year and let u
subject be further studied. He would |
{, willing to vote for o law to prosecute an
! nurseryman who would plant a peac
(, seed obtained from cannery, and he b
s. lieyed that this would be striking at Il
root of the whole matter.
Or President Kerr feared that If the In
WAS passed commissioner would be O
pointed, who would be politician, and
YOU didn't vote with him he would to-
u M your orchard. Seriously, he did n
lg believe that the time had yet arrived (
OF this radical step.
DR.. Ridgely favored the resolutions.
ee law of this sort was in force in Michig'
and il worked we'll. He had tried ever
ne thing imaginable to save his trees, but
II vain, and he believed now that the GO
ID tinued health of his unaffected trees d
.. pended upon the destruction of tho
W diseased.
he Mr.. Cochran moved TO lay the resol
on ton on the table. This was defeated
he rising vote of IA to 6. Messrs. CoC
us ran, j. q. Brown, A. L. Hudson, Geor
ul Biddle, j. W. Taylor and Purnell Jol
AZ son, voting in favor of the motion.
lts The resolution was then adopted.
10 A paper on insects from G. w. Price
ed Still Pond, Md, was read by the sec
'ht tary. Mr.. Price also advised members
lp- make collections of insects and stu
Nd their nature and habits. He descrlb
.ge at length, an asparagus beetle, which /
ne first made its appearance in the yicin
10 of Still Pond during the past season.
no An interesting paper in defence OF
49, English sparrow by j. W. Hogg of N
M York, horticulturist scientist OF nc
per was read by the secretary. Mr.. Ht
on met the various charges brought agat
re- the sparrow and combatted them amt
py others the charge that the sparrow dr.
ure away song birds, which he proved with
lts foundation, because England the hom'
ula the sparrow, is filled with birds OF sol
mt He also stated that while the full gre
ms sparrow is grain eater, it feeds its yol
rmt entirely on caterpillars. The SPAR
Fho eats ripe fruit, but never destroys b
ure or blossoms, and if it pecks at the To-
can it ia because it finds insects or worm
nay them. Mr.. Hogg admitted that the 81
ohs row was tyrant and blasted Britisl
the but found good deal of good in it
ni., all that.
this w. H. Burnite of Kent county ma,
IN brief report, as vice-president, ma
ther deyoted to pointing out the benefits I,
tne obtained from membership in the soci
'eds DR.. Hargadine read an interesting pl
1lu- on fioxticulture; and among other thi
'ble; pointed out the fact that there WI
oted money value in the cultivation of fo'
mis- for the farmer rs an intelligent and II
ouid full display OF flowers enhanced the '
'nuy of his property.
and The following additional members
arti- enrolled during the day: George
run Killen, Paynter Frame, A. X, Cole, J
nure Oausey, DR.. N. Pratt, Governor E
,ure jackson of Maryland (by letter., Man
as Hayes, q. O. Frazer, Charles Barkel
was w. Slaymaker, DIR. II. w. Hargadine
ana FL. Bancroft, Professor Wesley Web
d 70 II. Earle, DIR. j. s. Adkins, j. 3
'sinR Woolford, Samuel Griffin, DR.. Brocker
after William M. Peters, Hon. L. L. Water
puma Fl, Derby and Frank O. Bancroft.
OF Several papers on the programme
was to be deferred for want of time, an
moth this account the society resolved
atest next years session should last three
must instead Of two. At 8 p. m. the so
ndon adjourned until the second Tuesd
eifec, January, 1889, the next meeting t
useu held al Dover.
rsen- The members all expressed thems
uaoi as being delighted with the success
SONS meeting and the interest shown IL
mt IN proceedings aud IL was the general
1ndis dietion that the membership would